Attachment for type-writing machines.



PATENTED JAN. 28, 1906.

. 'E. F. ELMBERG. ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

AYPLIOATION FILED MAY 18, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1 No. 810,895. PATENTED JAN. 23, 1906- B. F. BLMBERG.

ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED Mu 1a, 1904.

i W 1 m kw 7 u H w v T r w m 1 h M T N1 following is aspecifieation. o This invention relatesto attachments-for] lb t attachnient for, type-writing machines which; I is simplein construct on and eflicje'nt in opertionsthereof being'severedorcutaftpr thewriting operation is completed":

v 9 Aifurther object of-the i 'enabniis no. 8iO,895.

; STAT-Es OFFICE.

ERNEST ELM-enamel? CHICAGO, 'r'rninois. j

Tov all whom jit may concern.-

Q ;Be it knownIthat I, Eannsr F. ELMBERG, a

citizen of theUnited States, residing at Chi-Q eago, inthe goiintyof Cook and State of Illi'- nois, have invented a n 'ew and usefulAttach ment for Type-.Writing Machinespf which the type 'writing' machines.

The objectof the invention is to provide an ation for making duplicate ink copies.

A further objectiof the invention s to provide an-attachment for 'typemritiug-machines wherein the paper is carried in rolls and fed tbrough the machine and the sheets or pervide an attachment for type-.writiuginachines' which is i ralityof inkr'ribbons or duplicating-strips are more fullyhereinafter.

iinple and eflicient; wherein'a' pluwound upon reels which are suitably actuated automatically to feed or'shift such ribbons or strips, thepaper being adapted tolpass between such ribbons or strips. Q

-A further object of the invention isi to provide means for supporting, guiding, and feeding the paper through the machine? Other objects of the invention will appear :attachmentembodyingthe principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in front elevationof the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig; 3 is a view-in transverse section on the li'ne'3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4: is a broken detail view in section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of 3 the arrows. Fig. 5isa'broken detail; view in perspective of a portion oLthe'feed-plate over which the'paper is fed to the machine and- I showing the slot therein. for securing lateral adjustment of the side guides. Fig. 6 is a broken detail view, iii-front elevation, of the Specifinatiorr of Letters Patent. 1 Applicatidufllgdlliilt, 1904'. SerialNmZOBAEV.

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A'i'TAOHMEnTl FOR TYPE -WRITING MACHINES.

' Patented 33111.23, 1906;

ink or copying ribbon or strip guiding rollers.

Fig. 7 is a broken detail view-in section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 8 is a broken detailview in sectionof thesevering knife or cutter. Fig.

-9 is a broken. detail View showing means for -aetuatingthe' copying-ribbon reels. Fig. 10 is a view in section-0f acopying ribbon or strip supporting-reckon the linelO 1O ofFig. 11 6 looking in thedirectiqn of the arrows: Fig. 11 is a broken detailyiew in section on the line :11 11, Fig. 1Q,'looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail-view,

- in transverse section, showing the roller or .70

platen and the relative arrangement ofthe copying ribbons or strips and the sheetsof paper.

The same part is "designated by the same reference-sign wherever it occurs throughout 7 5 the several views. I

' In the accompany ng draw-ing's, re ference sign A designates the carriage of a type-writingmachine, which, imthe particular form which I have selected for'the purposes of illus- I tration, is the ordinary carriage of an Oliver I type-writer, although I desire it to be understood thatmy invention is not to be limited or restricted in its application-.to'any particu-' larl style or type or make of type-writing ma- The carriageA is provided with the usual roller or platen'B, around the peripheral surface of which the paper is passed, and also with the paper-guide rollers C, arrangedin the usual manner. The platen or roller B- is provided with'the usual extensions or handles 1 D-from' the ends of the axle thereof, by which said-roller or platen 'may berotated by hand or otherwise to advance the paper through the machine. Suitably mounted upon the carriage A and extending parallel with the platen or r'ollerB isa supporting-rod E, having the. ends thereof extending beyond the ends of the carriage and upturned and bent horizontally at the extreme ends thereof, as

indicated at F, Fig-s1 and 3. Upon each of the bent ends F of rod E is mounted a reel G, upon which two or more inkor copying ribbons H are wound, said ribbons or strips being guided from each of the reels between suitably-arranged guide-rollers J and arranged parallel with and adjacentyto the peripheral surface of the platen-roller B, between guiderollers J, on the opposite side of the carriage and to and upon the reel G at the opposite no side of the carriage. These ribbons may be secured-upon the reels Grin any convenient writer keys in the ordinary manner and designed to be torn oflf or severed, according to the desire. of the operator, into lengths-of any desired, extent. Referring to Fig. 3, reference-signs F designate two continuous strips of paper designedtobe passed through. the machine, being'respectively carriedgin;

ment, to which, however, Id'o not desire to.

be limited or restricted, wherein I employ standards K',-having bayonet-slots L in one A f edge thereof -adapted to receivethey-pro: 5

jecting ends or pintleiI M of-.jthe-studs or shafts upon which the" aper r'olls H J; arev formed. In this-mahner the rolls are readily removable and detachable forrenewal orfie placement. I fi desired,,..and ain-order to look I the paper-rolls in their supporting-standards,

pivot-dogsllimay beempioyedthesamebeing pivotallymounted; upon the standards ad jacentthe bayonet-slots in the edges thereof andim sition tofitTover the projecting ends M of theiolhcores, as clearlyshoryn: :While-z =-I haveisho'wn only two-rolls of paperand two? copying ribbons or, strips, it is-o vious. that any .de sjired ni'iniber of such rolls: ndribbons- "-tWhere standards; K"-are:"notmounted, to

move coincidentlywith -th'e1 carriage, they ureifrom-the spiritor-"sbopei'o "y invention,

shoul'd be. placed a: sufiicient distance from" the carriage to'enablethe strips ,of paper F Qf, leading frorntherolls. H'iJ .to the car riage, to,become-sufiiciently;slackto prevent unduly eruinplingiof suchsheetsduring the 'back-and-forth movements of the"carriage. J

'In order to present the continuous strips or bands of paper from the 'ro'lls to the machine,

I provide s'uitahleg'uides. Many specifically difierent'forms-of guides may be employed, the object and purpose being to/properly I plateneroller-B-and around the same.

' *mhintainjthe strips of'paper in flattened conditionand to guidethe same' properly to the Ithere i "foredo'not desiretoflbeiimited'or =restricted totlie exact form of'guide shown and now tobedescribed. 'In thep ticular form shown f I employ "a platforfi'flfi ghaving transverse slots 6r openingsP' theretlirough, This plat- "form 0", Isuitably inount upontlie paper-car riage A in any convenient, manner and arrange'tlre samezto extendpreferably in an in: 5S-

clined positionsrearwardly or'toward the supporting-standards K of the paper-rolls, and

. I provide suitable side guides Q upon the upper surface of the platform iO' and adjustable toward and from each other. in the transverse slots. P to any desired degree, ,accordin g to the width of the paper;; A t the extreme outer I ends of the side guides Q", I arrange a guiderod R, underneath-"which.thestr-ips of paper F G pass from the rolls H J to the machine.

'5 After the strips ot paperare passed around p the periphery of the platen-roller B they so arranged asto reeeive the copying ribbons or strips between them, as clearly indicated in Fig. 12. After the writing has been completed it'is neeessaryto providemeans whereby the rec- ,ord or writing strips be detached or} severed from the continuous web fed throughthe nia- :chine. To this end I provide a severing blade or cutter A, underneath the severing edge of which the strips of-record-paper F G pass afterleaving the roller-platen, whereby by graspingthe protruding or projecting ends of the record-sheets F G they may be sev- ,ered from-the Web and at any desired point .as to length thereof. 1

. After thepaper has passed the platen-roller B it is desirable to provide means for delivering it orthe sheets thereof outwardly and upwardly, sov aslto'. prevent such sheets from following down and around the surface of the roller. To accomplish this result, 1 provide a guide-plate B,-(see Figs. Land 3-,) said guidenieansiwhereby. the severing cutter A may be thrown back out of the way, so as to facili'- tate the entrance and proper relative adjustment of the strips'of record -paperthrough the machine. To accomplish this result, I provide the ends of the knife-bar A with sleeves A", -(see-Figs,--1, 3, and 8,) fitting over the rod or bar E and constituting, in effect, a hingejoint connection by which'the cutterbar A inay be swung or rocked backwardly about the rod E as an axis and out of the way whenever itidesired to do so. This cuttingbar may be clamped in position when once adjusted in anyconvenient mannew-as', for instance, by means of the set-screws (PI As above indicated, an attachment embodying the principles of my invention is adapted :fdi' general use in connection with type-writing machines, and the attachment is of such construction that it may be readily applied to type-writing machines of any .type or make.

Having nowset forth the object and'nature of'my invention and a construction embodying the principles theredf, what I; claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and

bar carried by said carriage and having its' ends projecting. or extending beyond the ends of said carriage, ribbon-reels mounted to ro-.

tate upon the extending ends of said rod or bar, and means for rotatively actuatingsaid reels. 2; In a'ty-pe-wrlt'mg machine, the combina- I tion with-a paper-feed carriage, of a rod or bar :carried by said carriageand having its ends projecting or extending beyond the ends of saidcarriage, ribbon-reels mounted to ro tate upon the extending cuts of said rod or bar, and automatic means for rotatively 110- tuatin'g said reels.

"3. Ina type-writing machine, the combinaand ineansfor periodically moving said rib hon-reels rotative'ly.

' arrangedfto engage-said. ratchet-disks to rotatively netuate said reels V .5, Thebombination with the paperL-ear riage of a type-writing machine, of a rod or bar mounted thereon to move therewith and having ends projecting beyond the-ends of said carriage, a ribbonreel carriedby each end ofQsaijd rod, a"ratehet-disk connected to each reehland stationary arms carrying pawls of a type writing -machine; ot a rod'orlarm' mounted-thereon to move therewith and hav-' ing its .endsextcnd'ing-beyond theends of saidcarriage, a ribbon-reelsupported upon I each-projecting end of said rod, a ratchet-disk connected to each reel, a stationary arm.as-

sociatedwith each reel, auda movablepawl carried byeach armandcooperating with the mt hee'disk of its associated reel.

' 6. The combination with the paper-feed carria'ge of ai-type-wrltlng machine, of a rod mounted. uponsa d carriage-to move therewitln-"a ribbon -'reel carried by said rod,'a

ratchet-disk connected to said reel, a sta tionary-arm, a awl mounted upon said arm,- said pawl having an. elongated slot therein, whereby it is movable into and out of engaging-relation with respect to said ratchet disk;

' 7. Thecombination with the paper-feed car's-- riage-and platen of a type-writing machine, of a rod or bar mounted on said earrlageto move therewitln'. and having its ends'project ing beyond theendsof said carriage, a ribbonreel mounted upon each projecting end ofsaid rod or,.bar, ."p in s'earried by the hub of each reel and arranged to engage thefribbon's, and

ratchet mechanism independent of the-feed movements of the platen for imparting-rotary movement to said reel. a

V1 8. Theeonibination with the paper-carriage and fecal-platen of atype-writing machine, of-

. a rod or bar carried by said carriage and having itscndspmjecting beyond theends of said carriage, a; ribbon-reel carried by said bar at each end thereof and each mvidedwith means forengagmg the ends ot the ribbons, detach- 4. The combination with the paper-carriageableratchet mechanism independent of the feed-movements of .the platen forimparting g'.

rotation to either (if-said reels at will,".and

means for applying a tension .to resist the'r'otativemovement of such reels.-

9. The combination with the paper-feedicar- I riage of a type-writing machine,a rod or har carried thereby and having its ends projecting, beyond the ends of said carriage,.a ribbon-reel mou'nted on each end of saldirod or.

bar, aratchet. connected 'to.eaeh, reel, the, ratehets;having-their teeth-presented in op-,

posite directions; and detachable pawls re" spectively'cooperatingwithsaid ratchet-disks,

whereby the ribbon's may be automatically.

reeled from either of said reels and coiled upon the other.

. 10. The combination with the'paper-fieed carriage and platen of a type-writing machine,

of ribbon-reels mounted on said carriage to move therewith, and means independentof the other re el.

from one reel and'jto wind the same upon the ;feed movements of the platen for'automatimally actuating-said reels tounwind'theribbon ;11. In an attachment-for type-wr'lt ng-machiuesemployin'ga.p aper fee'dv carriage, the.

combination witlra reel carrying a .cbhtinu' means forsupportingsaid reeh'of ribbon-sup portingdevices mounted on said' carriage and arranged ,to support a ribbon inposition for thecontinuous record-strip pass between the same and the -carriage-plat nv. means {or actuating-said ribbon-supportingdevices to shift the ribbon, and a sev'el'rin'g' blade or cut- .ter; mounted upon .thecarriage adjacent the ousrecord stripto be fed tosaid carriageand ribbon and transverse to the line of feed of;

the continuousfrecord strip. 12. The combination with the paper-feed a roller-platen; 0f ribbon-reels mounted on said carriage toniove therewith, guide-rollers arranged in pairs at the opposite ends of said 'ilaten-roller andlin a plane substantially tang cntial to .the surface of the roller; the rib:

,carriage of a typeiwriting machine, including bons passing from one reelbetween the members of said pairs'of guide-rollers'tothe-other of said. reels,- and. means for. automatically ro-' -"S. 13.'1n an attachment for type writing mata'tiug either of. said reels.

chines employing a paperfeed carriage, the

combination with; arod or bar. mounted on the carriage andhavingdts ends extending;

beyond'tlie'lends of the carriage. of ribbon-J {reels mounted toiota'te upon the extending Q ends'of said rod or bar, means'for rotati'vely actuating said re'els to shift the ribbonia'nd a I record-sheetileilector plate. mounted on said rod" or bar and arranged to. deflect the record sheet awa'vfroln the carriage after passing the ribbon,

1-...ln'an attachmentfor'typewritiugffinachines employing a paper-feed carriage, the-..

combination witl'l'a rod or bar-maim d on tlie and a severing-blade adjustably mounted upon end of each reciprocation of the carriage.

- 18. In a type-writing machine, the combicarriage and having its ends extending beyond the ends of the carriage, of ribbon-reels mounted. torotate upon the extending ends of said rod or bar and a severingblade also mounted upon said rodor bar in position to sever the record-strip after it has passed the ribbon.

15. In an attachment for type-writing machines employing a paper-feed carriage, the combination with a rod or bar mounted upon the carriage and having its ends extending" beyond the ends of the carriage, of ribbonreels mounted torotate upon the extending ends of the rod or bar, means for rotatively actuating the ribbon-reels to shift the ribbon said rod or bar and arranged in position to sever the record-strip after i it has passed the ribbon.

16. In a type-writing machine the combination with a reciprocal carriage, and ribbonreels supported upon and movablefwith said carriage, ofja stationary-bar rigidly mounted upon the machine-frame and carrying means for intermittently actuating said reels at the '17. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a reciprocal carriage, and horizontallydis posed ribbon-reelssupported upon said carriage at opposite ends thereof and movable therewith, of a stationary bar rigidly mounted upon the frame of the machine and extending in the line of movement oflthe carriage. the ends thereof carrying means for intermittently actuatin said reels at the end of each reciprocation of the carriage;

nation with a reciprocal carriage, a cylindrical platen journaled therein, and ribbon-reels supmovable with ported by and movable with said carriage, of

stationary means for independently actuating said reels, a stationary 'frame, and reels for record-paper journaled therein and located such a distance from said platen as to permit .without injury of the lateral movement of the record-paper held by said platen.

19. In a type-writing machine. a stationary frame a carriage mounted to reciprocate thereon, ribbon-reels supported by and movable on, ribbon-reels supported by and movable with said carriage and disposed on opposite sides respectively of said carriage, and detachable devices mounted upon the stationary frame for rotatively actuating said reels.

.21. In a type-writing-machine, the combination with a carriage mounted to reciprocate, a platen mounted thereonto move there-,

with, and ribbon-reels also supported by and said carriage, a stationary frame for supporting record-paper to be supplied between the platen and ribbon, said stationary frame being located a sufiicient dis-- ERNEST F. ELMBERG.

Witnesses:

C. H. SEEM, E. C. SEMPLE. 

